Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) has a long history of blaming others for his troubles. Now, facing a lengthy prison sentence, he is turning his anger on his lawyer. Nothing is ever Ian’s fault. When he covered up the murder of his daughter Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater) to protect his son Bobby, he deflected blame. When he accidentally caused Dennis Rickman’s death, he denied involvement to Sharon Watts. Now Ian is in another catastrophic situation of his own making, but that won’t stop him from trying to shift responsibility.
On the night of Vicki Fowler’s (Alice Haig) and Ross Marshall’s (Alex Walkinshaw) wedding, Jordan Fox (Jahsaiah Williams) was the victim of a devastating hit-and-run. Ian was behind the wheel. The newly elected councillor had been drinking and decided to drive his mother Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) home. He hit what he thought was a traffic cone or animal, but the truth soon emerged when police arrived at his house. Ian claimed Kathy caused the accident by distracting him, but passing the buck won’t work this time.
Jordan lies in hospital with life-changing injuries. His mother Chelsea (Zaraah Abrahams) is distraught, and Ian made things worse by approaching Jordan with a gift. Ian was arrested after failing a breathalyser test. With Chelsea seeking justice, Ian turns to Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff) for legal counsel. But in true Beale style, Ian’s paranoia leads him to lash out at Johnny and fire him, potentially sealing his fate.
Ian’s Desperate Move
With little progress in his case, Ian loses confidence in Johnny. Fearing one wrong move could cost him everything, he makes the worst possible decision: firing his lawyer. Raging at Johnny for lack of focus, Ian dismisses him on the spot. Has an impatient Ian just sealed his own fate?
